Holy Simon Belmont, for $500 it better deliver the absolute Cadillac of NES experiences, and even then, that's too much.

That is an incredibly high price tag of $500 and up, the 'up' depending on color, cables, etc. Considering the selling point is using two of the original chips, couldn't they salvage those from original NES machines for cheap? Why is this so much? It cannot even play Famicom carts without an adapter, so add in $20 or so for one of those.

It would be nice to have a real comparison with how well the android can software emulate on a Retron 5 with HDMI output, versus reputable and cheap hardware emulation on something like the Retron 3 with just AV out, versus a modded NES with AV out, versus this very top end hardware 'recreation' with RGB out. This is truly the high end call girl of the retro market.

I feel like the only reason this is five hundred dollars is purely Meme-Status (IE Hip Youth Credentials). If the NES's popularity with collectors declined, it'd probably run for only two hundred dollars...